Birmingham City vs Reading
Match pulse
BIRAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
 BIR | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 REA | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Who won: Reading 1-0
Reading beat Birmingham City 1-0 on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park. Goals for Reading: John Swift (77').
Play by play
- Second Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Reading 1.
- Second Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Reading 1.
- 90'+4'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Greg Stewart (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
G. Stewart
- 90'+2'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Craig Gardner with a cross following a set piece situation.
L. Jutkiewicz
- 90'+2'
Yellow card
Yakou Meite (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Y. Meite
- 90'+1'
Free kick won
Josh Cogley (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1'
Foul
Foul by Yakou Meite (Reading).
- 90'
Free kick won
Yakou Meite (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'
Foul
Foul by Jonathan Grounds (Birmingham City).
- 90'
Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Che Adams (Birmingham City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz with a headed pass.
C. Adams
- 85'
Free kick won
Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85'
Foul
Foul by Liam Moore (Reading).
- 84'Sub
Subbed on for R. Beerens
Substitution, Reading. Joseph Mendes replaces Roy Beerens.
J. Mendes
- 83'Sub
Subbed on for D. Davis
Substitution, Birmingham City. Greg Stewart replaces David Davis.
G. Stewart
- 81'
Free kick won
Kerim Frei (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81'
Foul
Foul by Chris Gunter (Reading).
- 80'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
C. Adams
- 79'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Kerim Frei (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by David Davis.
K. Frei
- GOAL77'
Goal! Left footed shot
J. Swift · ast J. Obita
Goal! Birmingham City 0, Reading 1. John Swift (Reading) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Obita.
BIR 0 - 1 REA - 77'
Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Roy Beerens (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Danny Williams.
R. Beerens
- 76'
Free kick won
Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76'
Foul
Foul by Liam Moore (Reading).
- 74'
Free kick won
Yakou Meite (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74'
Foul
Foul by Paul Robinson (Birmingham City).
- 73'
Free kick won
Liam Moore (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Leaders
BIRREA 
